Improvement in bee-hives



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TOMAS ATKINSON, `OF MEMPHIS-TENNESSEE.

Letters Patent No. 93,395, dated .August 10, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HI'V'ES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

Be it known that I, THOMAS ATKINSON, of Mem phis, county of Shelby,`and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bee-Hives;

and- I do hereby declare that the following is a full, y clear, and exact description ofthe same, with its construction and operatiomlefei'enee being had to the an-A nexed drawings', making' part of this speeieation, in

which- FigureI is a sectional view, showing the removable comb-frames in positiomfand one in each section opened. l

Figure His a Sectional froiit elevation. Figure III is a back elevation. A A, hive. B B, removable comb-frames of the main section of the hive. 1 v

C C, removable comb-frames, upper section. 'D 1), honey-boxes. E, inside door. F, Outside door. y G, rear door to upper section ofthe hive. H H, entrances for the bees. l K, door to honey-boxes. v I, ventilator'.

J, slide to support comb-frames B B when Opened. S S, clasps to removable comb-frames. BB, hinges for removable comb-frames B- B and C O. v

I construct my hive in a square or oblong shape,

.and divide it into two sections.

' In themain section omy hive I have removable comb-framesB B, hinged -upon hinges R It, iul such a manner as to'beremoved or retained in position, at the pleasure kof the apiarian operating the hive.'

My combs are made with a circular top, in such a manner as to allow them to be removed from the side of the hive,as shown in tig. 1, while the clasps SS serve as guides, to `hold the frames in position.

The top section of my hive is provided-'With removable eomb-frames C C, and honey-boxes Dil).

Thev frames C C are operated the same as the frames B B, in the main Section of the hive.

The lower section of my hive is .supplied with an 'inside door, E, andan outside door, F, SlidingA in grooves f' B, to be removed wit-hout exposing or disturbing the rest ofthe comb-frames. l Y

The removable eomb-framesiir the upper section are removed by removing the sliding door G.

The .object-of my inventonis to provide bee-hives vwith removable comb-frames, B B and C C, made in such a manner as to be easily removed without dis'- tnrbing the other parts of the hive, while theslding doors E and Fare arranged so as to only expose the' 

